Introduction Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR) Technical Product Specification
VMWare ESX* Server 3.5
Red Hat* Linux 4 32-bit
Red Hat* Linux 4 64-bit Edition
Red Hat* Linux 5 32-bit
Red Hat* Linux 5 64-bit Edition
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 32-bit
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 64-bit Edition
The following operating systems will be tested with a baseline installation of the operating
system. The latest service pack/update available at start of the test run will be tested.
Sun Solaris* 10 32-bit
Sun Solaris* 10 64-bit Edition
Microsoft Windows XP* 32-bit
Microsoft Windows XP* 64-bit Edition
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 32-bit
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 64-bit Edition
1.3 Features List
Supports SAS/SATA devices at speeds up to 300 MB/second per port
Supports the SATA II protocol over SAS transport
Contains four internal SAS/SATA ports
Supports up to 16 SAS/SATA II devices via expanders
Supports up to 64 virtual disks
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60
Hardware acceleration of RAID 5/6/50/60 parity calculation
Online capacity expansion
Online RAID level migration
Physical drive roaming
RAID controller migration
Fast virtual drive initialization
Hot-spare drive configuration, both private and global
SATA drive hot-plug
Staggered spin-up
Native command queuing
Support for SMART**
Auto rebuild
Revision 1.2
* The Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) detects up to 70 percent of all predictable disk
drive failures. In addition, SMART monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics.
Intel order number E59029-003
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